I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States, and elsewhere insist on calling them novels.

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I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then...

I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then...

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to...

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to...

When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me....

When I write, the first blank page, or any blank page, means nothing to me....

My mother had been educated at a convent, and she had been converted to communism...

My mother had been educated at a convent, and she had been converted to communism...

That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle...

That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle...

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in...

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in...

Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have...

Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have...

I have one main reader, Miriam Gomez, my wife. She reads everything I write -...

I have one main reader, Miriam Gomez, my wife. She reads everything I write -...

For me, words are just words, nothing else.

For me, words are just words, nothing else.

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than...

The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than...

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home...

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home...

Puns are a form of humor with words.

Puns are a form of humor with words.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish.

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.

I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread.

I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread.

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer...

But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer...

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be...

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be...

I am against the notion of style in itself.

I am against the notion of style in itself.

I do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.

I do not consider myself a Hispanic writer.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.

American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter.